New theory could help CERN
Insciences Organisation website, October 30 2009.
Hopefully the Physicists can follow it, it’s a bit too difficult for me to follow it all.
Superstring theory aims to explain the laws of physics from extremely small strings in various states. Theoretical superstring theory is therefore normally not considered to be particularly relevant for practical particle physics experiments. However two researchers at the Niels Bohr International Academy have, together with a colleague from the French research institute Saclay, shown how superstring theory can be used to infer relations between processes, which can also be studied at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the experiment at CERN. The results are published in Physical Review Letters. Read more here.
Terrorist scientist?
Terrorism Monitor Volume: 7 Issue: 32. October 30 2009.
As speculation around his “nuclear” connections died down, focus instead turned to the fact that a seemingly well integrated member of French society could be attracted to AQIM’s violently anti-Western rhetoric. Unlike many of the other individuals incarcerated or otherwise detained in France on terrorism charges, Dr. Hicheur was a prominent and active member of the European scientific community, respected by his colleagues and part of a large, religious and well integrated family. In his home of Vienne, France, he was apparently held up as something of a local celebrity thanks to his impressive academic achievements. Read more here.
Finish with a Joke!
Some of you may remember that great game Half Life?
Well, so does the rest of the internets, and here is a brilliant little blog post, that is surprisingly accurate, CERN does look lust like the games Black Mesa test site. Crowbars at the ready!
Check it out here.
That’s your treat, and now the trick:
